We are a friendly competitive swimming club based in Kent. We cater for all abilities from swimming for fitness, to competitive swimming. Our swimmers compete regularly in county, regional and national competitions, and frequently rank well nationally. We train at Monson Leisure Center, Valance School pool and Monson School pool. We also have a Masters section, which caters for ex competitive swimmers or swimmers who used to swim regularly and want to get back into it. Masters also offers the options of competitive swimming and swimming for fitness.
We are one of the highest ranking clubs in the UK and 2nd best ranked club in Kent. Our main pool (Monson Leisure Center)
is a 50m pool that can be converted to a 25m pool, which means we can focus on stamina and endurance, whilst at the same
time getting our swimmers used to swimming in a 50m pool, as well as the standard 25m.
Our other training locations are Valance School pool and Monson School Pool, which are both standard 25m pools.
We hold regular trial nights which we use to assess our swimmers times and let us know how they are doing in terms of performance. Our trial nights can also be used to assess new swimmers so we know which squad would best suit them, and whether they would prefer the Performance Pathway (our competitive pathway) or our Fitness Pathway (our casual swim and fitness pathway through the club).
We also hold regular technicque cliniques which can be attended by swimmers from other clubs. These tend to run every 3-4 months and have focus on one particular thing each time. For example, one clinic will focus on starts and turns, while the next might focus on a particular stroke. Swimmers who attend these clinics say they are very useful and informative. Please note, in order to attend these clinics you must be a member of either Monson or another swimming club.
Goals: Compete at National and International Championships.
Total Hours:16 hours per week pool time, and 4 hours landtraining.
This is our top squad and aims to compete at the British Championships, with a view towards the European Swimming
Championships and beyond. Swimmers are required to complete 3 hours landtraining and 12 hours pool time a week.
Goals:Compete at the Regional Championships.
Total Hours:12 hours pool time per week, and 3 hours landtraining.
This is our second top squad, and aims to compete at the regional championships, with a view to progressing to the
National Championships. Swimmers must commit to 10 hours per week, and 2 hours land training.
Goals:Compete at County Championships.
Total Hours: 10 hours pool time per week, and 2 hours landtraining.
This is our third highest top squad, and aims to compete at the county championships with a view to progressing to the
regional championships. Swimmers must commit to 7 hours a week, and 1 hour of land training. If a swimmer doesn't want to
compete, but wishes to train for fitness and to develop water confidence, we offer them a place in our Red Squad.
Goals: Learning to compete.
Total Hours: 8 hours per week pool time
This squad's primary aim is to develop race skills, such as learning pace control, and perfecting diving and turn technique.
Swimmers must commit to 4 hours a week.
Goals:Improve swimming technique
Total Hours:6 hours per week pool time.
This squad's main focus is on swimming technqiue and learning the basics of diving and turning. The squad also focus on building
stamina and endurance. Swimmers must commit to 3 hours per week.
Goals:Developing swimming technique and improving stamina.
Total Hours: 4 hour pool time per week.
This squad's main focus is to continue improving swimming technique and develop it, and stamina.
Goals: Learning to develop water confidence.
Total Hours: 3 hours per week pool time
The main focus is on building stamina, and continuing the develop stroke technique.
Goals:Developing water confidence.
Total Hours: 2 hours per week pool time.
The main focus is on building water confidence and beginning to focus on technique.
Goals:Learning to develop water confidence.
Total Hours: 1 hour pool time per week.
This is our entry level squad. The main focus is on starting to learn to swim, and become confident in the water, and under it.
Goals: Swimming for fitness
Total Hours: 4 hours per week
If someone has decided they don't want to compete, then swimmers can join our red squad which swim 4 hours a week and are a diverse mix of teenagers who are swimming for the fitness side of things rather than competing. The main focus is on building stamina, and continuing the develop stroke technique, but without any of the pressures of competing. Please note, red Squad is for swimmers under the age of 18, at 18 swimmers will move to Masters squad.
Goals:Swimming for fitness with the option of competing.
Total Hours: 3 hours per week.
Masters is for people 18+ who are ex club swimmers, or keen adult swimmers who ant to swim for fitness, but may look to compete.
MAsters does offer pointers on how to improve technique and and diving and turns, however Masters is not the same as learning to
swim for adults, so swimmers must be proficient in freestyle, possibly backstroke, and confident in the water.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 5-7am MLC & 7-9pm Valence School | 6-7pm (Landtraining) 7-9pm MLC | No Training | 6-7pm (Landtraining) 7-9pm MLC | 5-7am MLC 7-9pm MLC | 6-8am MLC | 5-7pm (landtraining) 7-9pm MLC |
| Silver | 6-7am MLC 7-9pm Valence School | 6-7pm (Landtraining) 7-9pm MLC | No training | 6-7pm (Landtraining) 7-9pm MLC | 5-7am MLC 8-9pm MLC | 6-8am MLC | 6-7pm (landtraining) 7-9pm MLC |
| Bronze | 7-9pm Monson School | 6-7pm (Landtraining) 7-9 Valence | 8-9pm MLC | 6-7pm (Landtraining) 7-9 Valence | 7-8pm MLC | No training | 5-7pm MLC |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue 2 | 7-8pm Monson School | 7-8pm Monson School | 6-8pm MLC | 7-8pm Valence | 7-8pm MLC | No training | 5-7pm MLC |
| Blue 1 | 7-8pm MLC | 7-8 MLC | 6-8pm MLC | 7-8pm MLC | 7-8pm MLC | No training | No Training |
| Amber | 7-8pm MLC | 7-8 MLC | No Training | 7-8pm Monson School | 7-8pm Monson School | No training | No Training |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy 2 | No Training | No Training | 5-6pm MLC | No Training | No Training | 8:30-9:30am | 10:00 11:00am |
| Academy 1 | No Training | No Training | 5:00-6:00pm MLC | No Training | No Training | No Training | 4-6pm MLC |
| Learn To Swim | No Training | No Training | No Training | No Training | No Training | 9:30-10:30am MLC | No Training |
| Red Squad | 8-9pm MLC | No Training | 5-7pm Valence School | No Training | No Training | 8:00-9:00am MLC | No Training |
| Masters | 8:00-9:00pm MLC | No Training | No Training | 8:00-9:00pm Monson School | 8:00-9:00pm Monson School | No Training | No Training |
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